Chris Curfman Application for Long Range Planning/Advisory Commission
To:
Mayor Terry Duggan
The Dubuque City Council
From:
Chris F. Curfman
765 Kelly Lane
Dubuque, IA 52003
(319) 583-4084
Subject:
Application for serving on the Long Range Planning/Advisory Commission.
Resume and References.
To The Mayor, and the Members of the City Council of the City of Dubuque:
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Council to express my continued interest in
serving on the Long Range Planning/Advisory Commission. I would like to presentlhe Mayor,
and the Council, copy of my resume and reference listing for their perusal in determining my
ability to contribute to the City and the Commission's efforts.
Thank you again.
Chris F. Curfman
References for:
Christopher F. Curfman
765 Kelly Lane
Dubuque, IA 52003
Name OccuDation Phone
Darlene Millard Administrator - Sunnycrest Manor (319) 583-1781
Bob Felderman President - Felderman Appraisals (319) 557-1465
Jack Felderman CEO - Continental Realty (319) 557-1465
Walter F. Curfman Retired - FW. Woolworth Corp. (319) 556-1079
William Kruse Retired - CEO; 10t National Bank (319) 582-2378
Thomas Buelow Retired - V.P. Mercantile Bank (319) 588-2757
Ken Johnson Architect - Straka/Johnson Architects (319) 556-8877
Bob Blok Geological/Civil Engineer - IIW Engineering (319) 556-2464
Jodi Anthoney Human Resources - Rite-Hite Corporation (319) 556-2020
Roger Klosterman Certified Public Accountant (319) 556-3989
Klosterman & Company
Lou Fuller CEO - Business Telephone Supply (319) 557-7629
Steve Fuller President - Business Telephone Supply (319) 557-7629
Marlin DeWeerdt Retired - Mathematics Instructor (319) 583-2340
Owner - The Computer Classroom
Dennis Naughton Attorney - Benwood Consulting (319) 588-1200
Jerry Millard Information Services - Sunnycrest (319) 583-1781
RESUME
Christopher F. Curfman; BAlBS, MCP, MCP/I, MCSE, CNA, A+
765 Kelly Lene
Dubuque, IA 52003
(319) 583-4084
(curffyman@aol.com)
Ca....r Oblective
To utilize pasUpresent achievements and experience with a professional organization that is dynamic and growth oriented. To
enhance the firms operations, increasing productivity and profttability, by establishing and utilizing objective systems managemant with
current technology.
Professional Work experience
7195 - 5199
Senior Network Engineer - Technology Conaultant: You' (You Squared); CUrrent.
Responsibilities include development of current and long-range technology objectives, plans, and
projects subject to approval by the Leadership Team or President. Establish and pursue short and
long-term goals both personally and for the organization. Create the technicel vision for the
company and plans for Implementation of new technical projects or product lines. Provide advice,
guidance, and direction to clientele regarding major plans and procedures conceming Information
Technology systems upgrades and improvements. Work with and through product development,
sales and marketing to discern competitiveness of new technologies. Analyse new technologies
and run compeWve analysis. Provide integrated information system solutions of various size,
scope, and complexity for industry, education, govemment, and healthcare. other responsibilities
include: Phone support for client's DOS, UNIX, Ne\ware and Windows operating sys1ems,
LANIWAN, printers and hardware troubleshooting and configuration. Liaison to hardware vendors
and client's purchasing personnel. Configure and troubleshoot UNIX, LINUX, DOS , MAC and NT
operating systems. Work with client's other divisions for problem resolution. Configure, stage and
test UNIX, Novell and NT servers. Configure, install and troubleshoot client LANIWANlVPN
hardware, software, and telephony systems. Provide direction and guidance to outside
contractors regarding premise wiring for both data, cable and telephony systems.
Technical Services Superviaor: Rite-Hite Corporation; Supervised the computer department
operations for a mult~national manufacturer of safety, power door, loading dock, and safety
equipment. Responsible for the site operallons of the Dubuque, IA facility. Responsibilities
include LANlWAN administration for the IBM ASl4oo, 150 node Novell 3.12 NetWare; Win
95/Windows 3.11/DOS, Windows NT 4.0, Lotus Notes/CC;Mail operating system/application
environments. Responsible for intemal forecasting/budgeting of equipmanUsoftware requirements
and maintanance as well as intemal department fiscal budget preparation. Plan for, and supervise
training of: clerical, management, and production supervisory personnel in systems and
applications use. Provide intemal support and consultation re; new equipment recommandations
and purchases. Responsible for the direction and management of department personnel including
goal setting, objectives planning, education and training. Perform installation, repair and upgrades
of PC, RISClCISC switches and routers (Nortel and Cisco) as well as LANlWAN design upgrades
and improvaments. Provide assistance to Corporate Office reo CAOICAMlCAE standardization
involving equipment and software, projact/research piloting regarding analysis of new
systems/equipment under consideration. Assist in, and provide direction for, applications
development and analysis for tha 081400 and Windows 3.11, 95 & NT anvironments. As well as
telephony systems by Mitel, Panasonic, Octet and Compass.
V.P. Oper1ltionaIFounder: General Computer Corporation; Organized and founded General
Computer Corporation - GenCom. A value-added reseller, GanCom was based out of Dubuque,
Iowa. GenCom specialized in providing expert systems support and services to the
manufacturing/engineering, civil engineering, archilectural, and graphics design markets. GenCom
also provided high-end information processing systems and service to small and mid-sized
businesses requiring LANlWAN technology for retail or services information processing.
Responsible for all intemal strategic planning, budgating, and forecasting. Performed, and
oversaw, equipment services and installations for CAOICAMlCAE solutions. Provided consulting
and recommendations \0 clients re., CAD systems acquisilions, hardwere upgrades, networking
soiutions and information management including drawing/document imaging and management.
Provided customized systems solutions and support for PC platforms utilising Intel, Motorola, and
RISC/CISC based processors.
5199 - 8100
10191-10196
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1194-2195
Systems Manager: Guttenberg Industri.., Inc.: Managed the Computer Department for a
mid-sized, custom manufacturer of plastic injection molded products. Responsible for the
plant-wide integration and administration of a 5O-node Novell (1m) Network, a 32 press/station
MA TTEC(tm) process monitoring system with remote integration/ communication. Directed and
oversaw the Integration of the manufacturing management system (MRP, JIT, EDI) using Deta
Technical Research's TMM (The Manufacturing Menager). Managed and oversaw the
Implementation/ integration/enhancement of all systems/software, train personnel corpcrate-wide
on OS environments/applications including; WindowslWorkgroups, Novell 3.12; Progress,
MATTEC, DTRlTMM, Lotus 123, AmiPro, Microsoft Word/Excel, MS-DOS, and QNIX.
Technical Support Representative: Engineering Data Systems Corporation;
organized and managed system services department. Performed all purchasing for V AR division
as well as staging and testing of equipment for resale to clients . Provided CAD/CAM/CAE
systems training and support to all sales personnel. Oversaw all client systems installations and
on-site services. Provided systems technical support and training to both clients and in-house
staff. Performed on-site systems evaluations and recommendations for LANlWAN operating
systems. Provided direct systems support, upgrades, and Installation of hardware/peripherals for
NOVELL, NFS, Deskview, MS- Windows, and la-NET network solutions.
3190-10191
Education
University of Dubuque
Dubuque,IA
SA Business Administration/Management
as Marketing
GPA 3.0/4.0
GPA 3.1/4.0
Technical TralnlnalCertlficatlon-Current
MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional); MCPII (Microsoft Certified Professional + Intemet); MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineer); A+ Certified Technician; CNA Novell-Certified Netware Administrator (expired); Lotus 1-2-3 Intermediate - Advanced; Lotus
Notes 5.0 Administration 1; IBM AS/400 - OS/4OO System Operation; Microsoft Win 95l981NT Administration: AutoCAD Fundamentals,
Intermediate, Advanced (11-14); CADKEY Fundamentals, Intermediate, Advanced. Pursuing Graduate degree in Management
Information Systems. Completing testing for CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)/CCIE (Cisco Certified Internet Engineer).
References
See attached reference listing.